davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Rogers Second Addition to st. Paul
Supposed owner and

supposed owner and
description. Benefits
east Il of W = of Sc 4 of
SW 4 of section 35, town 20,
range %, except st Anthony,
Carroll, Rondo and Milton
streets, being in st Paul, Min
nesota. Observation-Disclosures. s1o7 Oh
Kate Donnelly. Northwest Il
of " q of Sc 4 of SW 4 of
section 80, town 30, range %,
except st Anthony, Carroll,
Rondo and ChatSworth streets.
being in st Paul, Minnesota s107 Of
WINIFRED STREET NORTH SIDE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
To the Point.

Just word before you lay aside this
paper-do you want to save dollar or
two? Before you buy gas fixtures, call
Oh ]. j. Dunnigan, 220 East Seventh.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Furniture,

Carpets, stoves, ETC., at lowest prices.
either cash or on the installment plan,
at Benedict's, 176 West Seventh street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Best QUALITY Betting

And all kinds of Rubber Goods at New
York prices. Goodyear Rubber COM
pany, James Suydam, Agent, 131 East
Third street, between Robert and Jack
son streets. Only store in St. Paul con-
nected with Goodyear Rubber company.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Gentlemen,

For new and elegant designs in house
trimming hardware, see the st. Paul
Hardware company, rs and so East Sev-
enth street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
DIED.

WO OD-In st. Paul, Mrs. Mary A. Wood,
home on West Fifth street. Her remains
were taken last evening by her son, E. b.
Wood, to Ottawa, Canada, her former
home. for internent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
T.GCAH NEENTINN.
Ladies',

Fer the cheapest wire flower pot stands
in the city call at st. Paul Hardware
company, IS and so East Seventh street.
Headquarters for bird cages and house
furnishing goods.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Two Thousand Cases

OF canned goods just received by Mich
aud Bros. Seventh and Wabasha, to be
sold at discount, in quantities.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Supposed owner and

ARUNDEL STREET, WEST SIDE.
Smiths Subdivision of Blocks 9, 10, Is
and Is, StinsOn's Division,
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Masonic.

A regular communication of st. Paul
Lodge No. 3. A. F. Il A. NJ, will be held
this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Work in
the E. 4. decree.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
CAYUGA STREET, NORTH SIDE.
Edmund Rice's Third Addition to st.
Paul.
Supposed owner and
description.
Benefits.

John Coughlin. Commencing at
southwest corner of land con-
veyed by A II Lavender tod
Hennessey by deed dated Jan.
Is, 1880, thence My 80 feet;
thence Ely $50 # to begin
ming; thence Ely #; thence
My 100 6-12 feet; thence Willy
40.03 it: thence SLY 134.3 feet,
to beginning Except Cayuga
street, being i'll Sc n Of sec
ton 81, town 30, range %. st.
Paul, Minnesota ............. $14 40
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
GOOD NEWS TO TRAVELLERS.
Great Reduction in Railroad

Commencing Nov. 1, 1887, the Wis
consin Central line will sell 2,000-mile
tickets at the rate of two cents per mile.
These tickets will be on sale at Com
pany offices in st. Paul and Mime
apOliS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Supposed owner and
description.
Benefits

thence My 17a IT.; thence
WHY As it to beginning lex
cept Cayuga street,, being in
st. Paul, Minnesota. SIG
The Pioneer Real Estate and
Building Society. COmmenc-
ing at southwest corner of
Hennessey's land; thence
Ely along SLY line of said
land 1O3 it; thence SLY 172 fl; j.
thence Willy 1O3 #; thence
My to beginning Except
iCaYuga street,, being in st.
Paul, Minnesota ............. $50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

ST. ANTHONY AVENUE, NORTH
SIDE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Fresh Meats

OF all kinds at greatly reduced prices
F. W. Luley & Son. 3S2 Jackson street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

ThosMcNamara.: Commencingat
northeast corner of land con-
veyed to John Touet; thence
SLY III fit to Rice's Second
addition; thence Ely As fl;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

SOUTH ROBERT ST., WEST SIDE.
BaZille & Roberts Addition to West
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
James P White. Commencing

at southwesterly corner of
land conveyed by A III Caven-
der to d j Hennessey by deed
dated Jan Is, 1880; thence
My 80 feet; thence SE'ly
100 fit to beginning; thence
My 1888 fit; thence SE'ly
sos #; thence Sly 134.3 TT;
thence NW'ly so fit to begin
ming Except Cayuga street,,
being in SE4 of section 80,
town 80, range %, st. Paul,
Minnesota
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
CAYUGA STREET, SOUTH SIDE
SunnOSed owner and
Supposed owner and
description

Catherine Hughes. Commencing
at northeast corner of Ashton
81 Sherburne's addition to St.
Paul; thence n IS deg. E 1888
chains to beginning, being Sc
corner of land to be described;
thence N SO deg. 43 min. W11.O3
chains; thence N II deg. 20
min, e 5.34 chains; thence S 50
deg. 80 min., E $50 chains:
thence S IS deg. so min, e All
chains; thence S II deg. w
1854 chains to beginning, lex
cept parts thereof sold to Hen
nessey, the Pioneer Real Es-
tate and Building Society, Nc
Namara 81 Weed, and except
Cayuga street,, being in St.
Paul. Minnesota. ........ S1s3 6
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Supposed owner and

Lawton's Encouragement of Blocks IA
and "a, Brown II Jackson's Addi-
ton to West st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
The neIicateSsen
Sugar Cured Hams

Serves hot dinner from II AS a. m. to
2 80 p. IN. 1856 East Seventh street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Martins Rearrangement of Lots l, 9,
and 4, Block Is, Brown & Jack
sons Addition to West st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Ducks. Ducks! Ducks.

Gents have your shells loaded at st.
Paul Hardware company, IS and 80 East
Seventh street. with Kings quIck-shot
powder, and you can kill % per cent.
more ducks than you can with any other
powder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
j. W. Fallihee's Encouragement of
Block 2, E. q. Rogers Addition
to st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
dissertation

OuPPVoOU wv IICI UIINI
description. Benefits.
Rogers and Stone. That piece
of land bounded northerly by
Rondo street, Ely by Victoria
street, Sly by Carroll street
and WHY by block 2, E G
Rogers addition to ST. Paul,
being in st. Paul, Minnesota S106 so
Edwin Deans Second Addition to St.
Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
ARCH STREET, NORTH SIDE.

Ashton and Sherburne's Addition to
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Edwin Deans Subdivision of Part of
Smith and Lofts Out Lots,
st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
Supposed owner and
deScriDtiOn

OuppOSed OWner and
description. Benefits
Rogers & Stone. That piece of
land bounded northerly by
Carroll street, Ely by Victoria
street, SLY by Iglehart street
and WHY by Fairbanks addi-
ton to st. Paul, being in st.
Paul, Minnesota. ............ $1O6 81
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

And Breakfast Bacon. Choice goods
at low prices. F. W. Luley & Son, $50
jackson street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Michel's Subdivision of Block z and
SOutherly q of Block 2, Smiths
Subdivision of Blocks 2, 6, and
8. StinsOn's Division, st. Paul.
owner and

BROW n AVENUE, WEST SIDE.
Linse's Subdivision of lots 9, 10 and II.
and part of lots and s, block 81,
Linse and Zimmerman's Rear
rangement of blocks SO and
81, Brown and Jackson's
Addition to West
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
BRIDGET Murobv. Commencing

Bridget Murphy. commencing
at southwest corner of land
conveyed by A III Lavender
to d j Hennessey by deed
dated Jan. Is, 1880; thence
My 80 feet; thence Ely 800 #
to beginning; thence Ely 40ft;
thence My to My line of
Hennessey's land thence WHY
40 TT; thence Sly to beginning
Except Cayuga streeD, being
in Sc 4 of section 30, TOWN 20,
range %, st. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Joseph Nadeau. Commencing
at southwest corner of land
conveyed by A I'll Lavender to
ID j Hennessey by deed dated
Jan. Is, 1880; thence My 80
feet; thence Ely 40 tt: thence
My to My line of HenneS-
sey's land; thence WHY 10 TT;
thence Sly to beginning lex
cept Cayuga street,, being in
SEI of section 80, town 20,
range %, st. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Supposed owner and
description.

Supposed owner and
description. Benefits
E G Rogers and L K Stone.
That piece of land bounded
northerly by st. Anthony ave-
nue.. Ely by Victoria street,
Sly by Rondo street and WHY
by Rogers Second addition to
st Paul, being in st Paul.
Minnesota. .................. s1O6 20
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Scfibner and Crittenden's Subdivision
oOf Lots 8 and Is, Smith and
Lofts Out Lots, st, Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

j P Johanson. Commencing at
sOuthw est corner of land con-
veyed by A III Lavender to D
J Hennessey, by deed dated
janis, 1880, thence My 80 feet;
thence Ely 40 fit to begin
ming; thence Ely 40 fit; thence
My to My line of Hennes-
sey's land; thence WHY 40 TT;
thence Sly to beginning lex
cept Cayuga street,, being in
the Sc 4 of section 80, town
90, range %, st. Paul, Mime
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

j
The assessment of benefits, costs and
expenses arising from constructing, re-
laying and repairing wooden sidewalks
OBSTINATE No. ~, under contract of
James Forrestal, for term beginning
April L, 1887, and ending Nov. l, 1887,
in the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, having been completed by the
Board of Public Works in and for said
city, said Board will meet at their office
IN said city at 2 p. m. on the Sd day of
November, A. d. 1887, to hear objections
Gf any to said assessment, at which time
and place, unless sufficient cause is
shown to the contrary, said assessment
will be confirmed by said Board.
The following is list of the sup
posed owners names. description of
the property in front of which
said sidewalks have been constructed,
relaid or repaired, and the amount
assessed against the same, to-wit:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
A. III. Nicolay, Real Estate Auc-
tiOneep

Sells at auction tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon, Oct. % near Northern Pacific
shops and .Warrendale station, twenty
five cheap lots on easy terms or monthly
or quarterly payments. For full partic-
ulars see his advertisement in auction
column.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
James Fenstermaker. Com

James Fenstermaker. Com
mencing at southwest corner
OF land conveyed by A II Cav
ender to ID j HenneSSey by
deed dated Jan. Is, 1880;
thence My 30 feet; thence Ely
40 fit to beginning; thence
Ely 40 TT; thence My to My
line of Hennessey's land;
thence WHY 40 fit; thence Sly
to beginning Except Cayuga
street,, being in Sc 4 of sec
ton 80, town 90, range %, st.
Paul. Minnesota.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Scribner & Chittenden's Subdivision of
Lots and IL, Smith d Lofts
Out Lots, St. Paul.

Vayfinger's Addition to Vayhinger's
Subdivision of w "a of Lot 8,
Smith q Lofts Out Lots,
st, Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Supposed owner and

Merriam's Encouragement of E Il of
Lot 9, Smith & Lofts Out Lots,
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Linse and Zimmerman's Rearrange-
ment OF blocks 33 and "a, Brown and
Jackson's Addition to West
st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
D. J. Hennessey. Commencing
81 e lo.

D. J. Hennessey. Commencing
at southwesterly corner of land
conveyed by A II Lavender to
d j HenneSsey by deed dated
Jan. Is, 1880; thence My 30
feet along the WHY line of
said Hennessey's land; thence
Ely 100 fit, more or less, paral-
lei with the My line of said
Hennessey's land; thence
SW'ly in direct line to begin
ming, being in Sc Il of section
30, town 20, range %, st. Paul,
Minnesota. .................... s3s 40
CAYUGA STREET, SOUTH SIDE.
Edmund Rice:s Second Addition to st.
Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
SuppOSed owner and
Supposed owner and

CARROLL STREET, SOUTH SIDE.
Swift's Subdivision of Lots 10 and II.
Smith d Lofts Out Lots,
St. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Confirmation of Assessment for
Wooden Sidewalks.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 10, 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

JSSmith & Lofts Out Lots, st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Benefits
Lena b Clark, Ely u of
WHY g of Except Car
roll street,. $63 q
Merriam;s Rearrangement of E q of
Lot 9, Smith & Lofts Out
Lots, st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Benefits
Frank b Clark. ...........12 So Is
John BerrisfOrd ..........5 SO As
Swift's Subdivision of Lots 10 and II,
Smith IL Lofts Out Lots, st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Smith & Lofts Out Lots, st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Lot. Benefits
Lena B Clarke, easterly Il
of WHY g of Except
Carroll street,. .......... $63 81
Vayhinger's Addition to Vayhinger's
Subdivision of W q of Lot
9, Smith and Lofts Out
Lots, st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
West st. Paul Proper.

All objections to said assessment
must be made in writing and filed with
the Clerk of said Board at least one day
prior to said meeting.
Il. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official WI ERWIN.
294-295 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Jas Fl Weed. Commencing at
the northeast corner of land
decided by Cath and Robert
w Hughes to John Touet by
deed dated Aug. IS, 1872, and
recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds, Book page
As; thence Ely along Sly line
of land heretofore decided by
said Cath and Robert w
Hughes to j G Quinby and
E M Hallowell 45 # to a point
of beginning; thence SLY and
parallel with Ely line of said
tract decided as aforesaid to
said John Touet 172 # to
Rice's Second addition to st.
Paul; thence Ely along My
line of Rice's Second addition
As #; thence My and parallel
with said Ely line of said
TOuet's tract 172 TT to said
land of Quinby & Hallowell's;
thence WHY 45 it to begin
ming, being in st. Paul, Min
neSota Except Cayuga street,.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21

Adam Fetsch, Third and Jackson.
Fresh Imported and Key West cigars.
Fine box trade a speciality,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
D ] Hennessey. Commencing

D J Hennessey. Commencing
at southwest corner of land
conveyed by A H Lavender to
ID J Hennessey by deed dated
Jan Is, 1880, thence My 80
feet; thence Ely 230 it to be-
ginning; thence Ely 40 TT;
thence My to My line of
said land conveyed by said
Lavender to said HenneSsey;
thence WHY along said My
line 40 fit; thence Sly to place
of beginning; being in SE1 of
section 80, town 80, range %,
st. Paul, Minnesota Except
CaVUga street,.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
Ashton and Sherburne's Addition to
st. Paul.
Supposed owner and
description. Benef
Supposed owner and

WeoNII PUIUlI' DUUIIIlS
Henry Otte. Commencing at
southeasterly corner of lot 90,
block s, Ashton and Sher-
burne's addition to st Paul,
thence WHY along Arch street
40 feet; thence My to My
line of said lot 90; thence Sly
along Ely line to beginning,
being part of lot 20, block s,
said addition. .............. s14 81
Ashton and Sherburne's Addition to
st. Paul.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Not at the Aouariunl.

The following amusing incident may
give something of a shock to those who
so loudly vaunt the quick intelligence
of our post-office authorities: A few
months ago the Council of the Royal
Institute of Painters in Water Coiors
elected a foreign lady-the flower
painter to the Queen-as an honorary
member, and the secretary duly sent
her notification of the fact. About six
weeks ago the lady, who lived abroad,
wrote to accept the honor, addressing
her letter to IN. Everill, Secretaire de
la Sociere Royale DIES Aquarellistes. +"
Only the other day itreached its destina-
ton, being covered back and front with
post marks and endorsed, '.Not known
at the Royal Aquarium. Pail Mall
Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
Under Z AAaGmgzSS .
he SAVED HIMSELF
Low a Shrewd Ambassador COMPOUNDED
the I3Yzantime Court.

Low a Shrewd Ambassador COMPOUNDED
the Byzantine Court.
When Halton, one of the officers of
Charlemagne's household, went on an
embassy to the Byzantine Court, he was
invited by the Greek Emperor to dine,
and placed by him in the midst of his
mobiles. There was an established law
among the Greeks that no one at the
Princes table should turn over the
body of any animal that was served up,
but that they should eat of the part that
was uppernnost. On this occasion 3
fresh-water fish was brought up, gar
nished with various sauces, and the
Ambassador, who knew nothing of the
customs of the country, unfortunately
turned the fish over, upon which the
courtiers, filled with indignation, arose,
and. addressing the Emperor, said:
|'Do not suffer yourself, 0, Emperor,
to be treated with disrespect that was
never shown to any of your ancestors.
Command that this stranger, who has
broken your laws in your very pres
ence, be instantly put to death.
The Emperor answered, turning to
Haiton, and signing:
Il can not refuse the request of my
Lords, but ask Of me any other boon
but that of your life, and [ will grant
it.
Halton reflected for moment. and
then said:
= VIII only ask of you a small favor;
grant, most gracious sovereign, that all
those who saw me turn the fish over
may have their eyes put out.
The Emperor, astonished at the
strangeness of this request, vowed that
be had not seen it done, and had only
pronounced the word of others.
The Empress also was perfectly posi-
tive that she had seen nothing OF it;
and the mobiles one after another made
the same declaration. The result was
that as no one had seen the offense he
could not be punished for it Omfai-
bus
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
A Feature of Chicago Life.

a middle-aged man whose business
keeps him away from home on all days
except Sunday had occasion to chastise
his eldest boy one Sabbath about three
weeks ago. As soon as the single
seance was over the child went crying
into the house.
"Why, Johnnie, what is the matterP"
asked the mother in alarm.
THAT big fellows been licking me, "
whimpered the boy.
"Whatfellow do you mean, Johnnie?'
"Why, that fellow what stays here
every Sunday" replied the urchin, with
gulp.- Chicago Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
is THE MOON PEOPLEDq

A French Astronomer Gives Reasons for
Thinking That 1t Is.
Up to the present time we have re-
marked nothing on the moons face
which leads us to suspect the existence
of a thinking humanity in that small
celestial island. Nevertheless those as
tronomers who specially observe our
satellite, and who study all its singular
aspects with attention and perseverance,
are generally of the opinion that the
planet is not so dead as it looks. We
must not forget that in the present con-
dition of optics it is difficult practically
to apply to the study of the moon
magnifier superior to two thousand
times. To see this world two thousand
times nearer than it is in the sky is only
to bring it within forty-eight leagues.
Now what can be clearly distinguished
at a distance of one hundred and nine
ty-tWo kilometers? An army on the
march? A great city? Perhaps; but
it is very doubtful. 1t is certain that
enigmatical variations are going on on
the surface of the moon, especially in
the arena of the circle of Plato It is
also certain that the lunar globe, forty
one times SIN Her than the globe and
eighty-one times less heavy, exercises
upon its surface weight only one-sixth
as great as that which exists on the
surface of our planet, in such way
that an atmosphere analogous to that
which we breathe would be six times
nearer and difficult to perceive from
here. There is, therefore, nothing sur
prising in the fact that this neighbor
would differ SO greatly from ours. II
you look at the earth from balloon
which is four or five thousand feet high
our planet appears deserted, uninhab-
tied, silent as an immense cemetery,
and any one returning from the moon
in a balloon might reasonably wonder,
even at that small height, whether there
were still people in France, and what
had become of the roar of Paris
Camille FIan17nario2a.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
FINE PERSIAN RUGS.
Why No Two of These Elegant Works of
Art Are Exactly Alike.


Art Are Exactly Alike.
PERSIAN rugs are all made by hand,
without a single exception. They are
stretched on frames as one would make
sampler, and all the family work on
them. A pattern for that particular
carpet is before them, which they fol-
low with more or less precision, ac-
cording as their fancy suits them. As
rule, considerable license is allowed
for the expression of individual taste in
working out these patterns. No two
carpets are therefore exactly alike, and
the owner Of an old Persian rug may
be reasonably sure that while he may
find other rugs resembling his, not one
that is absolutely identical exists This
quality gives them value similar to
that possessed by an oil painting
The Persian Government has inter
dicted the use of aniline dyes, which
threatened at one time to ruin the soft
harmonious. tints of the product of the
Persian loom. The rugs of Turkestan
mistakenly called Bokhara rugs) are
dyed with aniline frequently, since
Turkestan is now under Russian in
stead of Persian control; and the intro
duction of machine methods and exact
reproductions into Sultanabad in Turk
estan, which has recently taken place,
may prove a death blow to this pecul-
lar industrial art. There is one kind
of rug made in Persia which never
leaves that country, on account of its
great weight and bulk and consequent
cost of transportation. This is kind
of carpet felt, called namads. The
ground is made first, the design being
beaten in with mallets on one surface
only. Another rug which rarely reach
es Europe is the 'ghilleem, made
wholly or partly of cotton. The rich
colors are imperishable, and the rug
can be washed like piece Of calico.
The so-called silk rugs are used almost
entirely for hangings. They are rare,
and of course very costly. One lies be-
fore the peacock throne of the SHAH
Scientific american.